Red Line

Man gets 2 1/2 years for fatally shooting former friend who was beating him in the head with a padlock

adamg — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:43:46 +0000

Nhu Nguyen, 20, pleaded guilty today to killing Derek Matulina at the Savin Hill Red Line stop on May 11, 2011.

Is the Naked City served by the Red Line?

adamg — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:40:12 +0000

There are a quarter of a million stories on the Red Line. Tom Bruno reports from the Red Line this afternoon:

Drunk guy in a track suit just poured himself a drink and took off his shirt to change between Central and Kendall. Only on the MBTA! Looked like something vile mixed with a bottle of Starbucks Frappucino! Worst part was that you could smell it half-way across the car!

Inevitable becomes more concrete at South Station

adamg — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:35 +0000

New fare schedule on a fare machine. Photo by MBTA.

The T began slapping new fare schedules on fare machines at South Station today, in advance of July 1's increases.

Bike beats car, Red Line in race from Davis to Kendall this morning

adamg — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:08:03 +0000

Rush Hour Race pitted the three transportation modes in a battle to the death, um, fastest commute this morning between Davis Square and Kendall Square. LivableStreets reports bike won, followed nine minutes later by the T. The car sputtered in last.

Steve Annear reports that, yes, the bicyclist stopped for all red lights.

The finest hand-crafted subway map in the world

adamg — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:48:55 +0000

See the entire route map.

Dani B. reports one of the maps on Red Line car 01632 looks "a little different" from all the rest.

Government would only spray killed bacteria - and only in off hours - in Red Line bioterror attack tests

adamg — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:35:45 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security says the moves will ensure the tests, planned for this summer at Harvard, Porter and Davis on the Red Line, pose no risk to riders with immune problems, according to a DHS report - unlike fellow riders or snakes.

The release of B. subtilis spores will mimic a possible bioterror attack and test the efficiency of scanners to provide early warnings of possible biologic attacks - in as little as 20 minutes after the release of bacteria.

Government to make Red Line even germier

adamg — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:38:33 +0000

Channel 4 reports Homeland Security wants to test how well biological-warfare detectors in the T work by releasing actual bacteria in Red Line stops in Somerville and Cambridge.

The government assures us the Bacillus subtilis is perfectly harmless. Well, perfectly harmless for healthy people, at any rate. There's a public hearing for government officials to pretend to listen to your concerns on May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Square Y.

Red Line even worse in the evening than in the morning

adamg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:37:02 +0000

In addition to the track work north of Harvard, a train broke down at Park Street just in time for the evening rush hour. Riders are not amused, except for the ones sitting next to adorable French-speaking little kids.

Track work that's slowed Red Line for two days not related to track work that shut line on weekends for four months

adamg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:49:29 +0000

Joe Pesaturo at the T reports:

Over the last two nights, workers have been replacing some rail in the southbound section between Porter and Harvard. It will be finished tonight, but in the meantime, a speed restriction of 10 mph is in place on this section (normal speed limit is 25 mph).

The work that led to shuttle buses on weekends was related to the supports on which the tracks sit.

Drama at Quincy Center parking garage: T cop to be honored for keeping man from jumping

adamg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:33:50 +0000

The Salem News recounts how MBTA Transit Police Sgt. Steven O'Hara managed to talk down a guy who was about to jump off the T's Quincy Center parking garage on April 5.

Red Line guy may have tried to strike last month

adamg — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:09:55 +0000

The police report on yesterday's Red Line attack said the guy was wanted for another, earlier incident.

The first photo above comes from a March 27 report about a junk waver on the Red Line between Braintree and Broadway. Sure looks like the same guy.

H/t to the anon commenter who has a much better memory for Red Line pervishness than I.

Man charged with spurting on woman on Red Line

adamg — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:45:21 +0000

MBTA Transit Police report arresting a man they say ejaculated on a fellow Red Line rider shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday.

Police say the incident happened on an inbound train pulling into Davis and involved a woman sitting next to a set of doors reading a Metro and a man standing next to her:

The Red Line will be a bus downtown this weekend

adamg — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:20:16 +0000

It's buses all the way down from Kendall to Broadway on April 28 and 29. Well, except at Downtown Crossing, where the buses won't be stopping (riders should get off at Park and either walk or take the Orange Line). The service disruption is so the T can install new elevators at Park Street.

You know it's 4:20 on the Red Line when ...

adamg — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:42:26 +0000

You see something like this.

Red Line track fire fills Downtown Crossing with smoke, shuts service

adamg — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:06:43 +0000

Buses were slow to get to JFK, where Jack Burke was stuck.

Firefighters responded to a fire on the tracks between Downtown Crossing and Park Street reported around 9 a.m.

Power, of course, had to be shut off to let firefighters onto the tracks, causing delays for riders. The T rolled out shuttle buses for the trip between JFK and Harvard.

The Boston Fire Department reports some trash near some switching equipment caught fire.

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